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Category: Fiction

You Say It First

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 9 January 202110 January 2021 in Fiction, Reviews, Romance

You say it first is not your typical romance novel. It follows two teens, Meg and Colby, who could not be more different. Meg has got her whole life in order: she’s got the cute boyfriend, the supportive bestfriend, the good grades and an extremely busy political agenda. Colby, on the other hand, has already graduated highschool and doesn’t really know what he wants in life. Nothing feels the same, himself included, ever since his dad died. So when Colby one night accepts a phonecall from the phonebanking initiative WeCount, asking him if his -dead- dad is already registered to vote, Colby is utterly baffled. Neither Colby nor Meg, the unlucky volunteer at WeCount that night, could have foretold what that phonecall would set in motion.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 11 December 202022 December 2020 in Fiction, Reviews

Meet Addie. Invisible Addie. Addie, the girl who made a deal with the devil to escape a life she never viewed as her own. Ever since she was little, Addie wanted to wander the world, the WHOLE world. But there wasn’t any time, and there weren’t any possibilities. Until that one night, when she prayed, desperately, for someone to save her. And then he appeared, maybe the night itself, wearing a perfect face. The stranger promises Addie everything she ever wanted and Addie eagerly agrees. He may take her soul once …

The Switch

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 17 October 202017 October 2020 in Fiction, Realistic, Reviews, Romance

After the untimely death of her sister Clara, Leena has dedicated her whole life to her job. For over a year now, Leena has not had a single day off, afraid of the thoughts and memories that would undoubtedly circle back to her to haunt her. But as everyone expected, Leena slowly starts to suffer from this decision. After messing up an important task, her boss forbids Leena to re-enter her workspace for two whole months. Not wanting to go to her mom, Leena ends up with her grandma Eileen in rural Yorkshire. Both stuck in their current situation …

Shiny Broken Pieces

Posted by Daniëlle de Boer on 26 September 202026 September 2020 in Fiction, Realistic, Reviews

The lives of June, Bette and Gigi revolve around their training at a ballet school in Manhattan, where only the very best dancers are admitted. In their last year of the school, the girls compete for a place in the biggest ballet company in New York. The stakes are very high and the girls have a lot to lose. June, Bette and Gigi will have to make difficult choices. This year the bar is set higher than ever, especially between the girls and their unsolved problems. A lot of nasty pranks are being played which can cause the downfall of the girls and their school.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 19 September 202020 December 2020 in Fiction, Reviews

‘Absolutely mesmerizing.’ Summary The Picture of Dorian Gray is a story known and loved by many. Dorian is introduced as being young, rich and beautiful, but too naïve for his own good when we first meet him in Basil Hallward’s…

Little White Lies

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 22 August 202023 August 2020 in Fiction, Reviews

Sawyer Taft has never known any other family member besides her mom. So she did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door, offering to pay her college fees in exchange for Sawyer to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But being amidst her grandmother’s “society” might mean discovering the answer to the biggest mystery of her life: her father’s identity …

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 8 August 202028 August 2020 in Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

This story is all about January Scaller, a young woman growing up at the turn of the 20th century who is sucked into an adventure that takes her between worlds and reveals that all stories are actually true. January’s father is an employee of the fabulously wealthy Mr. Locke. He travels the world searching for lost treasures and valuable artifacts to add to his employer’s immense collection. While her father’s away, January keeps boredom away by losing herself in pulp adventure novels. One day …

Frankly in Love

Posted by Robin Holthuizen on 25 July 202025 July 2020 in Fiction, Realistic, Reviews

Our main character Frank Li calls himself a Limbo, his term for all the Korean-American kids who feel trapped between their parents’ traditional expectations and their Southern California environment. This internal conflict can be found in this one rule Frank’s parents have made up: date a Korean. Which proves to be impossible when Frank Li falls for Brit Means, his beautiful and smart and white classmate. Fortunately, Joy Song – a fellow Limbo – struggles with the same, and the two of them come up with the perfect plan to cover their interracial romances.

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